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Title: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: xxsoulxx on Tue, 18 November 2014, 10:54:10

Hey, i just want to inform you guys that caseking germany finally released metal WASD keycaps with backlighting support :

http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/Eingabegeraete/Tastaturen/Key-Caps/King-Mod-Metal-Keycaps-WASD-Set-fuer-LED-Tastaturen-silber::29998.html (http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/Eingabegeraete/Tastaturen/Key-Caps/King-Mod-Metal-Keycaps-WASD-Set-fuer-LED-Tastaturen-silber::29998.html)

i already got a pair on my Shine 3 YOTS and they look sick. :D

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Edit : They are also available on taobao : http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.27.So14WV&id=41971959530&ad_id=&am_id=&cm_id=140105335569ed55e27b&pm_id=&abbucket=3 (http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.27.So14WV&id=41971959530&ad_id=&am_id=&cm_id=140105335569ed55e27b&pm_id=&abbucket=3)

Title: Re: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 18 November 2014, 18:45:37

very interesting! They dont look like holes, so I wonder if it's machined metal that's put in a mold and shot with plastic.

Awesome info!

edit: that does appear to be the case:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zHlWayxTxVM#t=37
(I don't speak German, but here's a shot of the underside from the video)
(http://i.imgur.com/kzX3CbW.png)

Title: Re: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: KeyZero on Tue, 18 November 2014, 23:08:35

Do they ship to the US? Interested if they can ship to the US.

Title: Re: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: xxsoulxx on Wed, 19 November 2014, 03:16:19

@ dorkvader : No they are shining through but dont have holes it works another way, i did some pics from mine the other ones you posted are normal zinc, just the new WASD have backlighting support. :

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Title: Re: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: HendyZone on Wed, 19 November 2014, 03:18:44

just info also available on taobao ;)

http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.27.So14WV&id=41971959530&ad_id=&am_id=&cm_id=140105335569ed55e27b&pm_id=&abbucket=3

Title: Re: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: xxsoulxx on Wed, 19 November 2014, 03:26:52

@HendyZone : Thanks 4 Info :)

Title: Re: Metal WASD Keycaps with backlighting support finally available !
Post by: Vanilla on Wed, 19 November 2014, 13:20:16

Pretty cool but I still can't stand the weight of zinc keycaps